Good One! Nice to find someone who's read Tom Wolfe! Sounds like you also understand him.
Knew some "Flack Catchers" when I worked at the Pentagon on Missile Defense (SDIO).
Have you read Jousting with SAM and Charlie? It's Wolfe's prequel to Right Stuff about Naval Air off "Yankee Station."
No, I haven't, but I do have some personal experience on "Yankee Station" back around 50 years ago...